WWE’s New Tag Team Earns Title Shot at Evolution 2 (And They Should Win)

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown focused quite a bit on the build to Evolution 2, as two matches were set for the card by the end of the episode, while other matches were teased or moved forward in some form or fashion. While there’s a lot to talk about, there’s one match in particular I’m going to focus on here, and that’s because the winner of that match just earned a shot at the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships. That’s important in itself, but it’s even more important since this team seems like a true contender for those Titles, and they should absolutely win them when Evolution 2 finally arrives.

What Went Down

The contenders in question are Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair, who have been interacting with each other quite a bit over the last few weeks. Granted, those interactions weren’t exactly positive in the beginning, but things started to shift a bit when Bliss got the better of Flair in the Night of Champions tournament. They continued to collide in backstage segments, and that eventually led to tonight’s SmackDown and a key conversation with Nick Aldis.

That’s where Aldis said that Flair should consider working with Bliss to go after the Women’s Tag Team Championships. Flair ended up coming around to the idea, and they set about attempting to take down Michin and B-Fab and Chelsea Green’s Secret Hervice of Piper Niven and Alba Fyre for a chance to take those Titles at Evolution 2. Despite some rocky moments, Flair and Bliss started to gel a bit as the match went on, though Flair then let her ego take charge.

Bliss knocked Fyre down from the top rope while outside of the ring, which then allowed Flair to hit a moonsault on both superstars. Before she hit that move, Flair then patted Bliss on the head in a condescending taunt, and then did it again right after. Flair hit the moonsault on both stars but then had to go to the ropes to deal with Green, who had gotten on top of the apron and was yelling at Flair and the referee.

Flair knocked her down with a big kick to the head, but behind her it was revealed that when she patted Bliss on the head that was in effect a tag, making Bliss the active person for their team. As Flair celebrated with the crowd by the ropes, Bliss hit Twisted Bliss on both superstars and then pinned Fyre for the win as Flair watched on. Flair initially looked frustrated, but then she ran up to Bliss and hugged her, though it was only a brief hug before she stepped back.

Why They Should Win

Now Bliss and Flair are the first team to compete against Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships at Evolution 2, and there will be two other teams competing in the match, including one from Monday Night Raw and one from NXT. While those haven’t been decided yet, it’s difficult not to put Bliss and Flair in the discussion of potential winners, and for me, they are the team that should emerge as the victors.

In a matter of weeks, WWE has turned this small mostly backstage segment storyline into one of the show’s most compelling stories. Fans were clamoring for Bliss to have a major story and get featured on TV, and a run with the Women’s Tag Team Titles would be a perfect way to do that across all three brands, something that WWE has not in any way taken advantage of as much as it could have over the past year. That gets Bliss on TV across all of the shows more often, but it also helps Flair immensely.

Flair returned in a high-profile spot at the Royal Rumble, but what’s happened after that return has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride. While there were some great moments, the feud with Tiffany Stratton had some rough patches, and it doesn’t feel like the right time to run that back. Pairing with Bliss feels like a really fresh direction for Flair, but it also allows her a chance to really win over fans as a genuine babyface over time, especially if this team sticks around for a bit. Then if she wants to, she could turn on Bliss and be an even bigger villain, so regardless of which direction she wants to go, this pairing and story could be a benefit.